November 7
November 7, 2020
Kamala Harris Elected Vice President
On November 7, 2020, Kamala Harris was elected Vice President of the United States alongside President Joe Biden. She had previously been the first African American and first woman to serve as California's Attorney General, and the second African American woman to serve in the U.S. Senate.
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1. Kamala Harris Sworn In as Vice President - U.S. Senate2. Kamala Harris: First Woman, First Black and First Asian American Vice President - Smithsonian Magazine3. Kamala Harris Becomes First Woman, First Black and First South Asian Vice President - BBC NewsNovember 7, 1936
Mary McLeod Bethune Leads Black Cabinet
On November 7, 1936, Mary McLeod Bethune solidified her role as the most prominent African American in the Roosevelt administration after FDR's reelection. As director of the Division of Negro Affairs, she was the first Black woman to head a federal agency and organized the Federal Council on Negro Affairs, known as the Black Cabinet.
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1. Mary McLeod Bethune and the Black Cabinet - National Park ServiceNovember 7, 2017
First African American mayor of Charlotte
Vi Lyles was elected as the first African American mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina.
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1. Vi Lyles elected Charlotte's first African American mayor — PBS2. Charlotte elects first African American mayor — History.comLink copied!
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